14.3% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockleys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lockleys
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as the national average, 14.3% of people in Lockleys volunteer their time. This community participation reflects a steady trend in care and service, though the number of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and a little below South Australia's 17.0%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 16.2% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.0% of people providing care—a figure that is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 25.9% look after children unpaid, and 19.9% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is lower than most areas.
13.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is less common in Lockleys than in most other areas, with 2.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031106/lockleys/topic/community